Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2002-08-21
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 36, 3215 (2003)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
26 pages, 6 figures, minor changes
Scientific paper
10.1088/0305-4470/36/12/321
Random matrix theory can be used to describe the transport properties of a chaotic quantum dot coupled to leads. In such a description, two approaches have been taken in the literature, considering either the Hamiltonian of the dot or its scattering matrix as the fundamental random quantity of the theory. In this paper, we calculate the first four moments of the distribution of the scattering matrix of a chaotic quantum dot with a time-dependent potential, thus establishing the foundations of a ``random scattering matrix approach'' for time-dependent scattering. We consider the limit that the number of channels $N$ coupling the quantum dot the reservoirs is large. In that limit, the scattering matrix distribution is almost Gaussian, with small non-Gaussian corrections. Our results reproduce and unify results for conductance and pumped current previously obtained in the Hamiltonian approach. We also discuss an application to current noise.
Brouwer Piet. W.
Polianski Mikhail L.
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